Three former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) officials, including the former Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, her Deputy Eng. Edward Luyimbazi, and the Director of Public Health, Dr. Daniel Okello, were arraigned before the Kasangati Magistrates Court on Friday. They face charges stemming from the Kiteezi landfill tragedy that claimed over […]
By Priscilla Maloba The government has identified a Ghanaian investor to address the Kiteezi landfill crisis. The investor, Dr Joseph Sian Agyepong, was officially handed control of the 36-hectare landfill on October 8. This decision follows the tragic August 10 incident in Wakiso District, where a massive garbage collapse at the […]
Lord councilors at the City Hall in Kampala will hold an ordinary council meeting on Thursday to discuss, among other things, a report on the Kiteezi landfill. The report is expected to be presented by the council executive after they failed to do so on September 17, 2024, which resulted […]
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has confirmed that a verification exercise has revealed that over 320 people were displaced by the Kiteezi landfill disaster between August 9 and 18, 2024. The landfill managed by Kampala Capital City Authority, collapsed on August 10, 2024, burying homes and livelihoods beneath […]
Absa Bank has donated Shs100 million to the Uganda Red Cross Society to boost immediate disaster relief to households affected by the Lusanja-Kiteezi landfill incident. The funds will go towards strengthening the disaster response by funding the purchase of essential relief supplies for affected people and families. During the handover, […]
